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Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side).
Badminton is not a popular sport in the United States for several reasons. One of the main reasons is that badminton in the U.S. is seen as a backyard sport. Due to this, the sport has not grown much. Another reason is the lack of Olympic success by American athletes.
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada , Denmark , England , France , Ireland , Netherlands , New Zealand , Scotland and Wales .
Cricket is the third most popular sport in Asia, and is most popular in South Asia. [2] Other popular sports in Asia include baseball , badminton and table tennis among others. There are also some traditional sports that are popular in certain regions of Asia, such as the South Asian sports kabaddi and kho-kho , [ 3 ] and sepak takraw in ...
Climbing is the most popular extreme sports in Indonesia including Sport climbing and the most popular type of climbing is Competition climbing. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Veddriq Leonardo won the Olympic gold medal for speed climbing and became first non-Badminton athlete from Indonesia to win the Gold Medal. [15]
Badminton Asia is the governing body of badminton in Asia. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation . Established in 1959, it was headquartered in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia until it moved to Maldives briefly in 2021. [ 1 ]
USA Badminton used to train its elite players at a national training center in Colorado Springs, but they relocated to Anaheim in early 2017. [7] Badminton is not a popular sport in the United States for several reasons. One of the main reasons is that badminton in the U.S. is seen as a backyard sport. Due to this, the sport has not grown much.
Badminton in the United Arab Emirates (1 P) Badminton in the United Kingdom (7 C) Badminton in the United States (3 C, 3 P) V. Badminton in Vietnam (2 C, 3 P) Y.